PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY

In Architectural Design, you need to familiarize and memorize different formulas

to solve the problems given in the Board Examination.

This part of the exam is 40 % of the examiners' total board rating, that is why you should take this seriously
and with confidence.

Do not forget these terms:

AMBF= Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (this is an AREA-check your units)

PSO= Percentage of Site Occupancy (%)
TLA= Total Lot Area (with or without firewall)
TOSL= Total Open Space within Lot (%)
ISA= Impervious Surface Area (%)
USA=Unpaved Surface Area (%)
MACA= Maximum Allowable Construction Area
GFA= Gross Floor Area
FLAR=Floor-Lot Area Ratio
BHL=Building Height Limit
TGFA=Total Gross Floor Area
Building Bulk= Volume of the Building
AMVB= Allowable Maximum Volume of Building
OFB= Outermost Faces of Building

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Formulas:

PSO + ISA = MACA

ISA +USA =TOSL
TOSL + PSO= 100%
FLAR x TLA = GFA
AMBF x BHL = TGFA
TLA x PSO = AMBF

AMBF x 100 = PSO

TLA

TGFA= AMBF x NO. OF FLOORS (include roof deck if there's any)

USA (actual) = USA (min.) + [PSO of lot - PSO of actual]

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Check your Rule 7 and 8 for reference and familiarize when to use
these table numbers:

@ Table VIII.1 Max. Allowable PSO, Max. Allowable ISA, MACA, the min. USA, TOSL by type of land use
zoning per lot

Table VIII.2 Min. Setbacks for Residential Bldgs./Structures

Table VIII.3 Setbacks for Commercial, Industrial, Institutional & Residential...

Table VIII.G.6 Min. TOSL REq'ts. by lot/location

Table VII.1 Allowable Max. TGFA based on the Allowable PSO of TLA